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Echinacea 'One in a Melon'
Coneflower
- Large, melon colored flowers
- Lightly fragrant
- Tolerant of drought
- Category: Perennials
- Patent: PP28,328
- Breeder: Proven Winners
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Height: 24-26 in
- Spread: 18-20 in
- Bloom Color: Orange
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Pollinators |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Soil Moisture
| • | Average Water |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer Bloomer |
Learn More about Echinacea purperea (Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea, commonly called purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough-hairy, herbaceous perennial that is native to moist prairies, meadows and open woods of the central to southeastern United States.
View All Echinacea purpereaInteresting Notes about Echinacea purperea
Genus name of Echinacea comes from the Greek word echinos meaning hedgehog or sea-urchin in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus.